Is electronics recycling in York worth the work?

And maybe you started thinking about problems that could come with that system, which was developed in response to a new state law.

But at least one city council member said the new rule -- that extra recycling step for residents -- is worth the trouble.

Starting this month, the city will no longer pick up large electronics such as televisions and computers at the curb. Rather, residents must now bring those items to Memorial Stadium on Vander Avenue.

Collection is offered one Saturday per month.

Councilman Michael Helfrich said he supports the rule change, and the increase in recycling like to come under the new arrangement.

"From the point of view of both economics and the environment," he said, "this is good."

Helfrich said taking some of the bulkiest items out of the city's trash stream should save costs when it comes time to pay disposal fees. And fewer televisions and other metal-heavy items in landfills means less of that metal back in the ecosystem, he said.

There's an obvious inconvenience from extra trips in the short-run, Helfrich said.

"But this will save taxpayers in the city money in the long-run," he said.

The law officially goes into effect later this month, and the city's first electronics recycling session is set for Saturday.

Will trucking large electronics to the recycling area be a hassle? If so, is that hassle worthwhile economically or environmentally?